Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Roadrunners Colors: Columbia/Navy/White Coach: Tim Racki League: East Suburban Catholic Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Devin Blakely 5'11" 185 Senior Michael Love 5'11" 175 Senior Diamond Evans 6'0" 185 Senior ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS Nathan Lugo 6'3" 250 Senior WDE Jermaine Baker 6'2" 200 Senior S COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Isaiah Lee 6'1" 295 Senior DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All Skill Position Players Return Team Weaknesses: Replacing Top Linemen RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 45.3 2017 National Rank: #418 2017 State Rank: #13 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8 2018 Starting Power Rating: 33 2018 National Rank: #372 2018 State Rank: #12 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1282 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 98-64 (54-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 12-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 28.5 2017 Points Against Average: 15.1 2017 Differential: +13.4 2017 Wins: #539 Benet Academy (Lisle) (24-14), #621 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (24-7), #1102 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (20-17), #1258 Notre Dame (Niles) (28-15), #2171 St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (35-7), #2750 Danville (54-18), #2872 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) (28-6), #3431 Springfield (55-37), #3787 De La Salle (Chicago) (28-0), #4174 Carmel (Mundelein) (32-13), #10269 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (48-7), #12237 Dunbar (Chicago) (2-0) 2017 Losses: #137 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (28-21), #347 Marist (Chicago) (42-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 88-64 Recent State Championships: 2015 (5A), 2014 (6A) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO), 8/31 at Lake Zurich, 9/7 at Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock), 9/14 St. Patrick (Chicago), 9/21 at Benet Academy (Lisle), 9/28 at Carmel (Mundelein), 10/5 Marist (Chicago), 10/12 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet), 10/19 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Zurich (40.2), Marist (Chicago) (34), Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO) (32.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (-33.5), Carmel (Mundelein) (-1.7), St. Patrick (Chicago) (0.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (30.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #647 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |